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Oscar Mercado Invited To Spring Training
The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Friday that outfielder Oscar Mercado and infielder Christian Arroyo will be in major-league spring training camp as non-roster invites. Mercado didn't appear at all in the major leagues last year and hit .222/.308/.405 with a .713 OPS, 12 home runs, 50 RBI, 16 stolen bases and 51 runs scored in 93 total games at Triple-A El Paso (San Diego Padres) and Triple-A Toledo (Detroit Tigers). The 30-year-old Colombian outfielder was a second-round selection by the St. Louis Cardinals back in 2013 and hit a career-high 15 home runs, drove in 54 runs and stole 15 bases in his rookie season in 2019 with the Cleveland Guardians. However, Mercado was never able to approach those numbers again over the next four years and has posted a .596 OPS since. He will most likely begin the 2025 campaign at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Source: Philadelphia Phillies
Source: Philadelphia Phillies
